Cash drawer manifolding device



8, 1933. J. Q. SHERMAN ET AL ,890

CASH DRAWER MANIFOLDING DEVICE Original Filed Jan. 20, 1923 A% 4 I do 5INVENTORS BY Q Lbuf w- M23111 aw m A TTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 8, 1933 UNITED STATES 1,921,890 CASH DRAWER MANIFOLDINGDEVICE John Q. Sherman and Albert W. Metzner, Dayton, Ohio, assignors,

by direct and mesne assignments, to The Standard Register CompanyOriginal application January 20, 1923, Serial No. 614,038. Divided andthis application May 13. 1929. Serial No. 362,538

3 Claims.

This is a division of our copending application Serial No. 614,038.filed Jan. 20, 1923.

Our invention relates to manifolding machines, more particularly of theautographic type, and in the combination therewith of a cash drawercarrying cabinet, so arranged that the operation of the feedingmechanisms of the manifolder serves as a control for the opening of thecash drawer or drawers.

Our invention also relates to that form of manifclding device termed byus a closed cabinet" type, in which the manifolding mechanism is mountedin a frame, and the entire frame is covered by a cabinet which fits downover it, and is held in locked position thereon.

It is an object of our invention to provide, in connection with a cashdrawer, a suitable release therefor operated by the paper feedingmechanism, and a supplementary lock-operated release for permitting thewithdrawal of the cash drawer, through the use of a key, without causingthe issuance of a form or forms by the paper feeding mechanism.

These objects and other advantages to be noted, we accomplish by thatcertain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter morespecifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device with the topcabinet broken away.

Figure 2 is a front and side view of the bracket used universally as anassembling fixture throughout our machine.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a detail of the cash drawer releaselock on a larger scale.

Figure 4 is a detail side elevation showing the manifolding feed andcash drawer latch.

Figure 5 is a detail front elevation of the release for the cash drawer,showing the key controlled operating parts.

The machine is built with a cabinet having sides 1, a back 2, an openfront 3 and a top 4. The base of the cabinet is made up separately andthe various devices for guiding, supporting, and operating the cashdrawer are mounted thereon prior to its introduction into the rest ofthe cabinet.

Shown in Figure 2 is a small bracket 5 having a base which is spotwelded or riveted in place and an ear having a hole 6 to receive a rivetor screwf This clip or bracket is used throughout in mounting thevarious parts of the frame of our device.

The manifolding mechanism is mounted between two side frames 9, 9, whichare held in place by means of a series of the brackets 5.

The mechanism side frames with all the mech anism installed therein arecovered by the manifolder cabinet 14, which is closed at the Sides andends'and open at the bottom. The top 15 of the manifolder cabinet has anopening 16 to expose paper from the rolls lla, which is passed up over awriting table or paper supporting plate 17..

Referring next to the paper feeding mechanism, it may be observedthatthe feed shaft 13 has mounted thereon a pair of pin wheels 30 whichproject their pins up through slots in the writing table, and engage inmarginal apertures in the webs of paper used. This form of feed isoptional, as other forms may be used, or modifications of those used maybe provided.

The cash drawer release is operated very simply by a pin 13a, set intothe feed shaft, between the two pin wheels. There is a plunger 37mounted on a bracket 38, which is on a cross bar 38a which extendsacross between the side frames of the manifolding device, this plungerhaving a spring 39 sleeved thereon and being formed with a button 40 atits upper end. As the feed shaft is revolved the pin 13a thereon comesunder the button and lifts it and thus lifts the plunger, letting itdrop again, as soon as the said pin passes by.

The plunger extends down-through a hole in the top of the cash drawercabinet, and engages behind a plate 41, set onthe top of the cash drawerat the back. This plate is bent down at 41a to act as a deflector topush the plunger up when the cash drawer is pushed in.

It will be evident that the plunger bracket, trip pin, and plungerengaging plate may be set where convenient to be out of the way of otheroperating parts.

The plunger is perfectly free to be raised at any time upon compressionof its spring, and in this way we release the. cash drawer independentof the paper feed shaft.

We mount by means of a pair of the brackets 5, a lock case 42, on theinside of the cabinet, near the open end.

This lock case mounts a lock which is controlled by a key indicated indotted lines at 43 (Fig. 3), and projects a bolt 44, when operated.Mounted on suitable guides on the inside of the cabinet side which isused, is a slide bar 45 pulled toward the lock bolt by means of a spring46. The bolt when projected will push the bar rearwardly of the machine.

The bar has coupled to it at its inner end (Fig. 5) an arm H, which ismounted on a shaft 48. A pair of supporting plates 49 mounted on theunder side of the cabinet top mount this shaft, which has a forked arm50 at its inner end. This forked arm lies over a stud 50a on the springplunger or drawer latch plun ger so that when the lock is operated andthe shaft 48, thus rocked, the forked arm, will lift the latch plungerand release the drawer.

It will be evident that this drawer latch and release are quite simpleand can be readily set and modified to take care of a wide range ofsizes of cabinet and drawer device.

We appreciate that modifications in the structures above described maybe made without departing from the invention therein, and have notattempted to do more than describe one set of devices as illustrationsof the various points involved.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isi' 1. In a cash drawer manifolding device orthe like, of the kind which comprises means for feeding a paper strip orthe like, a cabinet and drawer, and a spring plunger serving as a latchto hold the drawer in the cabinet, operated by the feeding means forlifting the plunger to release the drawer, mechanism for releasing saiddrawer independently of said feeding means comprising a slide in thecabinet, a lock bolt adapted to move said slide, and permanentconnections between the slide and the plunger, said slide andconnections adapted to move freely with the lifting operation of theplunger and upon being thrust by said bolt to themselves lift theplunger, for the purpose described.

2. In a cash drawer manifolding device or the like of the kind whichcomprises means for of said feeding means comprising a slide bar,

a shaft, and connections between said shaft and said bar and saidplunger respectively, said bar, shaft and connections adapted to movefreely with the releasing operation of said plunger, and a lock affixedto said cabinet and having a bolt engaging said bar to move the bar indirection for releasing said plunger from said drawer when thrustoutwardly by the operation of a key, saidbar being free of said bolt formovement with said plunger when the plunger is released by said feedingmeans.

3. An auxiliary drawer release for cash drawer manifolding registers andthe like comprising a shaft, -an arm fixed on the shaft and having meansto engage a drawer latch element, a second arm fixed on said shaft, abar pivoted to this second arm, and a lock having a bolt abutting saidbar to move said bar in one direction when the bolt is slid outward butleaving the bar free of the bolt when the bolt is slid inward.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN. ALBERT W. METZNER.

